Typographical machine.



J. R. ROGERS.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, \911.

1,1 15,108. Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION rum) JULY 22, 1911.

1&1 1 5, 1 08. Patented 00b. 27, 1914.

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TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1011.

1,115,108, Patented 0ct.27,1914.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY22,1911.

Patented 00c. 27, 1914.

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dfilffillll ZHQG'ZEBS, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MERGEN'IHALEB LENOEEYPE CGMFANY, A CORPORATION 01 NEW YDRK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE,

Lilli iii tilt Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2'7,1lH-.l.

Application filed July 22, 1911. Serial No. 640,009.

and still improvement in "lypographical lvf' es, of which the following is a specifica'tiiou.

f y invention relates to typographical matl'ierco'l' known to the public under the name linotype as illustrated for instance in Unltcd States Letters llatont to O. Mei-gem thaler, No. 436,532.

At the present day there are known in tho art linotype machines in which three, four or more magazines, containing matrices for dithsrent styles or sizes of type, are arranged to silver these matrices to an assembling mechanism by which they are composed in a coiionion line for prenontation to a mold, in which a slugor linotype is cast against them, "the matrices lacing thereafter returned to their magazines to he again composed in dill t'crent relations in succeeding lines. Such an os emblngc is, shown in several Letters Patont, and among them may be mentioned my previous Patent No. 890,303.

in the present instance, my inyention relates more particularly to the distributing mechanism for such an organization, and wherein broadly the type or matrices are first separated according to fonts, and subsequently are delivered to their respective 555 mayunnies, each of which is provided with an oriflinary dintriiniting numhanism of the lilor rcoti lei" typo, consisting of a longitu dinal ly 'te'iotbcd bar and adjacent feed screws to advance the matrices along the same, as in lint-tors Patent No. 347,629. In such till co! notion it frequently happens that a mam-1r: jalls in'iproperly i'rom the (listrlbuier bar or for other reasons is jammed or cm gl in or-near the magazine entrance. "if h matrix he not entirely disengaged from the conveying screws, its continued advance thereby would result in the bending, breakage or displacemcnt of parts, and such rmsull; wmihl similarly follow even were the illi matrix d npgugreu'l from the screw, unless it we .lso removed rom the path of the sub- S01, lent I'untricos which are continually adwound in the regular wa To prevent the H evil rcaidts attending;- such an accident, my preeenl inventimi comprises means whernhy l chines, and more particularly to that class,

the cutirc distributingmechanism, including the screws, is automatically arrested upon its occurrcncc, and such automatic mcnns are conncctcd to all of the magazine entrances in such manner that a displaced matrix in any one of them will act thereon to cll'cct the desired result.

y In the accompanying drawing l have shown my invention as applied in preferred form, but many changes and modificutimis may be made therein without departing from its spirit; and generally speaking, I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to any specific form or cmbodiment cxccpt in so for us such limitations are speci- 7o licd inthc claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of the distributing mechanism of a linotypc machine; Fig. 2 is an end view thereof with certain parts rcmovcd for the purpose of showin interior mok-hanism; Fig. 3 is a sectionu view on an enlarged scale taken substan kially on the line it I 3 in Figsi and 4; FigA s a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line -ll in Fig. 3;

.l ig. 5 is a longitudinal section of tho driving nuu-hunism on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line -5 in Fig. 2; and Fig. 13 is a diagrammaticyicw similar to Fig. S5 2. showing a dili'erent position of the parts. Power is transmitted to the distributing mechanism by the bolt A to the pulley A. mounted on the sleeve A, which in turn is supporicd on tho shaft or spindle A.

Mouutdd upon the sleeve A and surrounding it its a second slccvo A7. The slvlcve A. is conncctcd to the sleeve A by pins A, .l, passing through the sleeve A and engaging loosely in circumferential grooves 90 A, A, formed in'tho sleeve A, 'so as to permit the relative rotation of the two sleeves. The grooves A are of suilici'ent breadth to allow a certain limited amount of longitudinal movement between the two sleeves. The sleeve A is formed at onc end with a projecting flange A" so locatedjmd arranged as to make a frictional Contact with the web of thepulley A, the flange be ing held in normal contact with the pulley by a spiral spring A"loc:|ted between the other end of the sleeve A and a fiengo at the end of the sleeve A, thus constitutiny a friction clutch, all in the manner well um cretmul in the art. The sleeve A acts to in loo 'iiig' e port of a chain or"? gearing comprising afnumbe'r of similar pinions A connected tocthe venous distributing screws. This gearing is only conventionally illustreted in Fig.2, its precise arrangement b ing imme'terial so for as the present invention is concerned.

"in the event that it becomes necessary to erresi; essential merely to breelr. the frictional eugagement between the flange A on the sleeve A cell the pulley A To hiis cool I provide the sleeve A with e stop wheel G formed with side cein feces ll, four such lzi being-shown iii the present inscsnce, and each consisting of an inclined or wedgelike surface terminating in an ebrupl; (lescent. Pivohilly mounted upon the frame at H is an arm or lever H provided with e stop finger H. located in suitable position to be projected into the path of oneof the cam surfaces (3: of the stop wheel (l. When this linger is thus actuated, it rides up 'ehe iz1 clinccl surface and forces ihe wheel (1, anal sleeve A in the direction or the arrow in Fi 5, air against the force of the spring A}, to the limited clot-cull permitcecl by the pin connection A,whicli novement however is sullicicnt to break the contact between the ilon e A and the mills A T he b i y frictional engagement oi": the driving means istlius broken, anal in addition thereto as the pin ll passes over the inclined surface 4%, a edging and locking action. is eliectecl which results in immediately stopping the rotsciou of the sleeve of, sprocliciwheel A and consequently the rotation of the screws B. The stop arm H is provided near its lower end wish on ab'utmcnt piece H scoured thereto and normally resting on the supporting piece J, thus holding the stop linger ii" in its retracted or inoperative po sition, as best shown in Fig". l, 2 and. i. Vvhcu the s zupportiiig' piece 3 is withdrawn, the stop ill'lll ll. is permitted to llOp forward and thus to proiccc the stop linger ll into the path of the cum surfaces (2%", eii'ecc in the stoppage of the mechanism in the manner previously indicated. The support ir s piece is :u'tuzi'rei'l by a device connectecl lo the lllflgiflllllli, ei'itrunces that it will be renioioi'l from its normal po. on. when a matrix oils to drop properly, in the man her now to be (l(l.(1lll, 6(l.

The magazines l" 3 amlA-l are provided with entrances D constituted by the flexible or elastic plates D rigidly mounted at one SlLlQ in the entrance frame the operation oi she screws 38, it is mil-moo "the other side engaging lugs or pro and jectioos ou. the longitudinslly movable stop her JF'J. These longituo uiaily moveble bars E (rour such bars being shown in the clrewin to correspond to the number of meges illustrated) abut eh one end she freuie J, which is suitably pivocecl J and provided wilsh the upwerdly QXhfiIli'l. iiig arm 3', which in turn carries she supporting piece J previously referred liJO. lfn eliect, the pivoted frame Sollllllj} a lever-like errengement in such manner that the outwercl movement of the frame ll occasions the inward. movement of the arm J, ancl thus frees the support J from, the abutment H and permits the arm. Pi and shop finger H to operate in the men her oreviously described 50 check Che opere lion of the distributing? screws, etc, The arm J an (i. frame J are hel. in. normal inoperative posiiaion by a spring J and shop pin Ju eucl beceusc of the ebuibmeni; egsinsi; the frame J of the longitudinally movable bars ll; these are similarly held. in. ioword. or inoperelzive position, as shown. in full lines in Figs. 3 and The main-ices ii ere feel along the distributor rail (1 by "Joe screws B in "the ueuel manner and when they reach their e'ppropri ole channels, they (lrop illvO these from the reil, ell es well understood in the in tlie event, however, of a matrix becoming displaced or jammed, or its failing to cleer the distributor screws B, or lo being left in such position as to elicit an obstacle to the advance of other matrices, (as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3) the continued movemerit of the screws, or of s matrix advanced thereby, causes the displaced matrix to lII1-' pinge against one of the elastic partition pleie l), which in turn by reason of its eng gcmeiot with the lug on the corresponding bur forces the latter outwardly anti thus displaces the frame J from its normal position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fi 3. 'llhis results in the release of the ehuh meet ll from the support J the iiorwerd projection of the stop pin 1% end the stoppage of the mechanism in the manner previ ously described. ll; is psrticulerly to be noted in this coi'inection that the frame J is thus operable from any one of-iJhe megs zinc entrances in the event of the improper presentation of a matrix thereto, iii? being imi'neterizil how many magazines employccl.

Jis disclosed in my application for Leis tors l stens, Serial lilo 640,082, the distributing); devices ere supported in the frame li/Il pi votelly mounted. at M ihe channel entrances are supported in the frame ll piv orally mounted at N, whereby they may be i-ospeccively moved. out of opereitive peel I The arm J eucl i'reme J are cerrierl icy frame M, and she shutting herslllhy 6 and arm J con-- llli ll'llil frame N, and it therefore follows that this arrangement permits the ready breaking and restoration of the operating connections when the supporting framesM and N are moved out of or into normal position.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, What I claim and. desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Eatates is as follows:

1. in a typographical machine, the c0mbination of a plurality of magazines, a corresponding plurality of magazine entrances supported independently of the magazines,

and distributer stop mechanism, the said .and to all of the magazine entrances.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a corresponding plurality of magazine entrances supported independently of themagazines, and distributer stop mechanism, the said mechanism comprising the pivoted stop arm -lcl tending to fall by gravity into active position, the trip arm J to hold said stop arm in inactive position, and the movable frame J connected thereto and to all of the magazine entrances.

4:. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, sepa rate entrances therefor, a supporting frame for said entrances mounted to movethe entrainees out of operative relation to the magazines, distributing mechanism, stop mechanism, and operating connections leading from all the magazine entrances thereto, the said, connections being mounted in the said supporting frame; whereby the operative connection is broken and restored according to the movement of the supporting frame.

5. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a plurality of magazines, separate entrances therefor, a movable supporting frame for said entrances to carry them out of operative relation to the magazines, a corresponding plurality of distributors, a. movable supporting frame for said distrib uters, sto mechanism mounted in part upon the distri uter supporting frame, and operating connections from the individual entrances to said stop mechanism, the said connections being mounted upon the entrance supporting frame; whereby the operr ative connection is broken when the supporting frames are moved from normal position and is restored when they are returned thereto.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a corresponding plurality of magazine entrances supported independently of the magazines, and distributer stop mechanism, the said mechanism com rising a plurality of longitudinally mova le bars, one connected to each of the magazine entrances, and a movable frame actuated by any one'of said bars for throwing the distributor stop mechanism into action. I

7. In a typographical machine, theicombination of a plurality of magazines, a corrcsponding plurality of magazine entrances,

a common movable supporting framewfor the several magazine entrances, and. distributor stop mechanism, the said mechanism comprising a series of longitudinalli liiovable bars, one connected toeach ofglhe magazinc entrances, and devices operated bysaid bars for throwing the distributer stop mechanism into action:

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 21st day of July, 1911, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

JOHN RAPHAEL ROGERS.

Witnesses:

WM. J. Donna, L. C. Moiuuson'. 

